"European Culture & Journalism 2009" about monochrom
Well, nice little report for "European Culture & Journalism 2009" about monochrom. Although monochrom has nine members, and "Frenzfurthner" is not quite right... and I can't remember calling monochrom my "hobby"...
Hidden in Quartier21's main entrance - Electric Avenue - the Monochrom office could almost be mistaken for a rebellious teenager's unkempt bedroom. Magazine cut-outs, a cartoon of a pirate's head, two ping-pong paddles, a fake parrot and a poster that reads "BUSH CHENEY" are scattered all over a large green wall. But behind every image is a story – and a strong political message. The Monochrom office in Quartier21.
Though there is barely any space left on the tables – which are cluttered with stacks of folders, CD cases and books – Monochrom's five-member team somehow manages to work among the mess. But the disheveled space is what makes these guys passionate about what they do. After all, there are no rules at Monochrom, because their goal is to break the rules.
monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993. [more]